Congrats to my son Ben on his newly acquired Getzen 3062. For those of you not in the know when it comes to low brass, that’s a top-of-the-line bass trombone. Or as the players themselves refer to the instrument, just a “bone.” And for those of you not in the know about Ben, in addition to being an engineer at Acoustics By Design (ABD) in Portland – and my part-time webmaster – he’s also a pretty fair musician.
Ben only had to have his old one stolen out of the back of his vehicle in the parking garage while he was at work downtown before he finally bit the bullet and bought a new ‘bone. With all that broken glass and a B&E, it all started out as a huge hassle, but it ended up as a win-win. Thank the good Lord for insurance, eh?
Though the new one’s mighty fine, here is Ben in a one of his cooler moments a few years back, soloing on the old one at a gig with the now-defunct (but ever funky) Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra (SRO).
“Trombone Shorty” he ain’t!
Love it – and the pic!